It is the seventh consecutive year the 29-year-old has received the prize, which is awarded by the country's prestigious football magazine 'Pilka Nozna'. "It's a huge honour to win this for a seventh time," Lewandowski told the official Bayern website on Sunday.

The Warsaw native is captain of the Poland national team and set a European record en route to helping the side qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. "We've got a lot big things coming up this year," he said, eyeing the summer tournament in addition to going for the treble with Bayern.